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Charlton Heston

1923 - 2008

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Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction films and action films. He won the Academy Award as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards. He won numerous honorary accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1978, the Golden Globe Cecil B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charlton Heston has received more than 12,039,679 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Charlton Heston is the 124th most popular actor (down from 109th in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from United States (down from 210th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Actor.

Charlton Heston is most famous for his role as Moses in the film The Ten Commandments.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Charlton Heston has had the most page views in the with 1,488,577 views, followed by Spanish (297,551), and German (213,431). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hindi (398.61%), Simple English (214.45%), and Uzbek (145.38%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charlton Heston ranks 124 out of 13,578. Before him are Jason Statham, Aishwarya Rai, Kevin Costner, Jean Gabin, Diane Keaton, and Audie Murphy. After him are Simone Signoret, Klaus Kinski, Robert Forster, Joe Pesci, Lee Van Cleef, and Judi Dench.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Charlton Heston ranks 10. Before him are Lee Kuan Yew, Heydar Aliyev, Idi Amin, Wisława Szymborska, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Rocky Marciano. After him are Italo Calvino, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Peter II of Yugoslavia, Irma Grese, Marcel Marceau, and Nadine Gordimer. Among people deceased in 2008, Charlton Heston ranks 11. Before him are Suharto, Paul Newman, Samuel P. Huntington, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Albert Hofmann, and Irena Sendler. After him are Arthur C. Clarke, Miriam Makeba, Mahmoud Darwish, Hua Guofeng, Willis Lamb, and Richard Widmark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charlton Heston ranks 240 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Ballmer (1956), Kevin Costner (1955), Robert Wadlow (1918), Carl David Anderson (1905), Diane Keaton (1946), and Audie Murphy (1925). After him are Samuel Colt (1814), John Ford (1894), Noah Webster (1758), Frank Zappa (1940), John Rawls (1921), and Philip K. Dick (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Charlton Heston ranks 61. Before him are Humphrey Bogart (1899), Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), Peter Falk (1927), Kevin Costner (1955), Diane Keaton (1946), and Audie Murphy (1925). After him are Robert Forster (1941), Joe Pesci (1943), Lee Van Cleef (1925), Dianne Wiest (1946), Gary Cooper (1901), and Gene Hackman (1930).

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Television and Movie Roles

Planet of the Apes
George Taylor
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
Feb 7o 19687.654 / 10
Ben-Hur
Judah Ben-Hur
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Nov 18o 19597.9 / 10
The Ten Commandments
Moses
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
Oct 5o 19567.8 / 10